The Fate of 2023 General Assembly Bills

There were 2,200 bills bills introduced in 2023, excluding commending and memorializing resolutions.


Outcomes by Political Party

Bills Sponsored by Delegates

visual showing bill passage rate by party in the House

Bills Sponsored by Senators

visual showing bill passage rate by party in the Senate


Multi-Year Trends

Bills passed

Percent of Bills Passed3

Bills passed with opposition

Bills Passed with More than 40% Opposition

Bills killed without recorded vote

Bills Killed with No Recorded Vote

1 These statistics are based on the highest opposition for any floor vote.
2 Calculations in the “where bills died” section exclude bills that were consolidated into related legislation.
3 Bills that did not pass include those incorporated into other bills.

Source: Virginia Legislative Information System

March 1, 2023